A judge ordered a California farmer to remove his nectarine orchard after he distributed 180,000 pounds of free fruit. Reports published in August 2026 outlined the court action filed against the farmer for handing out the free nectarines. Court orders require the destruction of the orchard following the widespread donation of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action followed the distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines by the producer. News coverage from The Independent, Yahoo, and SSBCrack covered the decision against the California farm in August 2026. The order obligates the farmer to destroy the entire orchard following the giveaway of the fruit.